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Chronic Migraine and Fibromyalgia = Hopeless?
Published in Head Wise magazine, volume 2, issue 4, 2012
"I am 29 years old and have suffered with migraines since 1995. I also started experiencing fibromyalgia two years ago. What is there left to do? I feel absolutely debilitated."
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Post-Menopausal Migraine and Cold Sweats
Published in Head Wise magazine, volume 2, issue 4, 2012
"I take Premarin® for post-menopausal reasons. Could the Premarin have triggered a migraine [and cold sweats]?"
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Migraine with Soreness in the Face, Neck and Back
Published in Head Wise magazine, volume 2, issue 4, 2012
"After the pain [of my migraine] has subsided, I will have soreness all the way down the side of my face, neck and back. What can I do to stop the soreness?"
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Migraine with Blood-red Eyes
Published in Head Wise magazine, volume 2, issue 4, 2012
"[My boyfriend's] headaches are so bad that his left eye becomes blood-red...and then the skin under his eye turns black, yellow and green. Why is this happening?"
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Hemicrania Continua and Indomethacin Allergy
Published in Head Wise magazine, volume 2, issue 4, 2012
"Is there any hope at all for someone with a diagnosis of hemicrania continua?"
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Medication Overuse in 79-Year-Old Woman?
Published in Head Wise magazine, volume 2, issue 4, 2012
"My 79-year-old mother has been experiencing severe headaches for 11 years. My theory is that she is addicted to paracetamol. What can we do to help her?"
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Nasal Pressure and Migraine
Published in Head Wise magazine, volume 2, issue 3, 2012
Anytime the sinuses get clogged or you have nasal congestion, the brain perceives that as pressure.
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Ice Cream to Relieve Headache?
Published in Head Wise magazine, volume 2, issue 3, 2012
"Why do you think ice cream would help a headache already under way?"
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Connection Between Migraine and Asthma?
Published in Head Wise magazine, volume 2, issue 3, 2012
Studies have shown that patients with asthma have a higher likelihood of experiencing migraine.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Headache
Published in Head Wise magazine, volume 2, issue 3, 2012
Hyperbaric oxygen is a treatment in which an individual is placed in a chamber where they are exposed to pure oxygen at three times the normal pressure of oxygen experienced at sea level.
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